Pranshu (2007–2023) was an Indian social media influencer who made headlines after he committed suicide. He openly identifies as transgender and supports the Pride movement.
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Wiki/Biography
Pranshu (queer) aka Priyanshu Yadav aka Priyanshu Yaduvanshi aka Pranshu Yadav was born in 2007 (age 16 years; at time of death) in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. He attended Ujjain Public School, Ujjain for his schooling. He became a social media influencer while studying in school.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 50 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name was Rajendra Yadav and his mother’s name was Preeti Yadav who is a medical representative. Priyanshu’s parents separated in 2019, after which Priyanshu started living with his mother. He was the only child of his parents.
Pranshu with his mother (left)
Religion
He practiced Hinduism and was a follower of Lord Krishna.
A picture of Pranshu dressed like Lord Krishna
Gender Orientation/Sexual Identity
Pranshu was a strange girl. His mother told that when Pranshu was studying in 9th class, he had told his mother that he liked both girls and boys.
A picture of Pranshu in support of the pride movement
livelihood
In 2021, he began making Instagram videos where he often teaches makeup. His mother was surprised when he told her he wanted to become a makeup artist; However, she accepted his passion as she was amazed by the work of Pranshu’s favorite makeup artist and YouTuber, James Charles.
Pranshu during makeup tutorial
With time, he became popular for his makeup tutorials and often promoted several makeup brands on his Instagram page ‘glamitupwithpranshu’. At the time of his death he had more than 25 thousand followers on his Instagram page.
Pranshu’s online makeup class poster
tattoo
He had a tattoo inked on his upper chest.
Pranshu’s tattoo
Death
Pranshu had posted a video on Instagram on the occasion of Diwali festival in 2023 in which she wore a saree, for which many people trolled her.
Pranshu is wearing a saree in the makeup video
She committed suicide by hanging herself with her mother’s dupatta at her home on 21 November 2023 at the age of 16. He was studying in 10th class at that time. Reportedly, he took this step due to hateful comments and trolling on his social media handles. Following his death, several LGBTQ+ groups took to social media to demand justice and mourn his death. Several rallies were also taken out to pay tribute to Pranshu. His mother had said after his death that she was proud of her son and that she was feeling alone after his death.
Pranshu’s mother’s message after his death
Transgender Indian actor and content creator Trinetra Halder Gummaraju posted on Instagram that social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are unsafe for LGBTQ+ people.
Trinetra Halder Gummaraju’s Instagram post after Pranshu’s suicide
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